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Kazakhstan's central bank released the tenge into a 'managed free float ín February 2011 and this has brought Kazakhstani depositors to loosing 20% of their savings in dollar equivalent.

• 13 февраля 2014, 16:02

I believe Kazakhstanis appreciate the policy pursued by the country’s authorities: many Kazakhstanis got a job, many have started their own businesses; it’s just the start of the way: Kairat Kelimbetov.

• 12 февраля 2014, 16:25

Starting from February 11, 2014 Kazakhstan’s Central Bank decided to stop supporting the tenge exchange rate, decrease currency interventions and stop interference with shaping the tenge exchange rate.

• 12 февраля 2014, 16:03

My popularity ratings in my own family had never been so high: Kairat Kelimbetov.

• 12 февраля 2014, 15:42

Today's devaluation of tenge in Kazakhstan has affected the work of the e-government website eGov.kz.

• 11 февраля 2014, 21:29

The Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yesimov has instructed the city authorities to keep prices down amid the devaluation of tenge.

• 11 февраля 2014, 20:46

Kazakhstan banks are setting their exchange rates ski-high, selling one dollar for more than 200 tenge.

• 11 февраля 2014, 20:31

The spread in currency exchange transactions should be no more than 2 tenge per each sold or bought US Dollar, Kairat Kelimbetov said.

• 11 февраля 2014, 16:39

There can’t have been any leaks as we only made the decision yesterday after the Stock Exchange trades were over: Kairat Kelimbetov.

• 11 февраля 2014, 16:05

The new exchange rate is expected at 185 tenge for 1USD (up from 155 tenge for 1 USD).

• 11 февраля 2014, 11:56

Kazakhstan’s Finance Ministry views Bitcoin as a threat to the country’s banks.

• 04 февраля 2014, 17:54

Kazakhstan Central Bank is negotiating with second-tier banks to reduce the NPLs figure down to 15% by January 1, 2015 from the current 35.8%.

• 03 февраля 2014, 23:02

Kazakhstan banks will start transitioning to Basel III standards starting from January 2015.

• 05 января 2014, 11:51

The National Bank of Kazakhstan is going to solve the problem of exchange of large denominations.

• 04 января 2014, 15:49

Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, believes that only rich people should obtain mortgage loans.

• 25 декабря 2013, 18:18

Kazakhstan National Bank has suspended the license of Kazakhstan-based BTA Bank for exchanging transactions of foreign currency cash.

• 23 декабря 2013, 13:26

Prices can go up pushed by high expectations of the currency devaluation. Let’s not hurry: Kairat Kelimbetov.

• 19 декабря 2013, 08:31

A new 1000 tenge bill was issued and put into circulation by the National Bank of Kazakhstan on December 12, 2013.

• 17 декабря 2013, 15:49

Tengrinews has got hold of another photo of the new 20-thousand tenge bill. It is different from the one demonstrated earlier, but matches the description of the source in minting industry.

• 04 декабря 2013, 17:13

The country’s international reserves, including assets of the National Oil Fund [accumulating windfall oil revenues], increased by 7.4% since the start of the year, reaching $92.4 billion: Central Bank Governor.

• 21 ноября 2013, 16:18